The Materials and Surface Science Institute is a centre of excellence generating state-of-the-art fundamental research on topics of industrial significance in the fields of surface science and materials. The Institute houses a multidisciplinary team of scientists (chemistry, materials science, physics and biochemistry) and engineers (mechanical, aeronautical, biomedical, manufacturing and electronic) who undertake research in the design, synthesis, processing, characterisation and modelling of materials. MSSI expertise covers the full range of materials, supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities. MSSI priority research themes are Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials; Composite Materials; Pharmaceutical Materials and Materials for Energy and Environment. MSSI research focuses on applications in Health, Transport, Energy and Clean Technology.MSSI has 43 PIs supervising over 154 PhD students and 32 post-doctoral researchers. Since 2010 MSSI researchers have generated over €99M in research income and over €20M in large capital grants.